Are you frustrated with your current curriculum? Are you looking for something fun that will help your kids learn at the same time? Instead of being frustrated and tied down, why not use some fun journaling, and why not make it pretty, or handsome, with the notebboking pages that are designed for them. The Notebooking Pages LIFETIME Membership at … [Read more...]

I love reading other blogs to help me find new ideas when I run out of ideas. This week I spent some time reading blogs on Five in a Row and Before Five in a Row learning. I really love this style, did some with Ray Ray, but Little Miss LOVES this, so I am learning more about it. Today I want to share with you the top 5 blogs that I turn to when it … [Read more...]

The summer has started. All the public school neighbors are out and about. My kids, have been out and about in the afternoons since the first nice day! Yet, we will be homeschooling through the summer. Why? Because we are going to get up at the same time Monday-Friday, 8:15 not too early if you ask me! And nothing fun happens until after noon, so … [Read more...]

Spring is in the air. We have had some gorgeous days that have melted the snow here in Minnesota. With that comes the thoughts of all the spring animals and insects. What does this mean? Well if you are a homeschooling family, this means it is time to learn about the change in weather and those animals and insects. When my kids are younger, I love … [Read more...]

What are we doing this week? Well a lot, and not much all at the same time! Here are my plans, but they can change quite quickly!
This week we are readjusting our schedule, finding the things that work for us. Ray Ray is making the switch over to a more Charlotte Mason focused learning. I have found that this is the best way he … [Read more...]

Finding just the right phonics program can be hard. Almost harder than it is to use it! Little Miss had the chance to try out Fun-Time Phonics! from The Critical Thinking Co. and boy did we have fun! Yes, I said fun!!
What It Is
Fun-Time Phonics! is a fun, easy to use and learn from phonics program. There are 100 … [Read more...]

“Mom, can I do my Reading Kingdom?” “Honey it is 8 in the morning you still haven’t had breakfast!” “I know mom, but it is fun and I want to start the day off with fun!”
This is how my mornings have been starting…taking a kid who fights me to do his school and making it so that he … [Read more...]

What do you do when your child does not understand something? What if you need something fun to practice what you are learning? Where do you go for that? I have fallen in love with the Individual Membership over at Super Teacher Worksheets for just these types of problems!
What It Is
This is a wonderful website that has … [Read more...]

We all know that homeschooling involves the whole family. The whole family includes those little ones you have also! While we all know how our children will behave in different situations, it is great to have a list of ideas to try!
8. Homeschool during nap time
This is one of the easiest ideas if you have the option. … [Read more...]

A is for apple, B is for ball, C is for cat…and you know how that goes. What if we took those letters we are trying to teach our children and use them in rhymes that talk about goodness, beauty and wonder?
That is exactly what WordsBright did with their ABC-book, S is for Smiling Sunrise!
This hardcover … [Read more...]